The Hope Grant Fund – The Foundation of Our 100% Giveback

All profit from the sale of textiles fund The Hope Grant Fund. The goal of The Hope Grant Fund is to break the cycle of poverty. To achieve that goal the fund is made available to participating artisans for grants in the areas of Education, Healthcare, Housing, Small Business or Community Development.

Unique to Threads of Hope, we fundraise for our overhead expenses so that not one penny of the profit from textile sales goes toward the charities overhead. What does that look like in real life? As of 2016, for a textile that sells for $100 USD, $85 is given to the artisan groups through payment for product and The Hope Grant Fund. The $15 difference pays for international and national shipping, US Customs fees, booth rental fees, and product tags – better known as the “direct costs of selling.”

The grants are vetted and verified each year to provide the data that shows the project is making the difference it proclaims. What are some of the tangible differences we see?